The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's left shoulder disability prior to March 7, 2002. The evidence did not support an increased rating based on functional loss and pain alone.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show ankylosis or other specific criteria warranting a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0212622
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a neck injury, left shoulder injury, and low back injury as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left shoulder injuries to obtain an appropriate VA opinion addressing all of the Veteran's STRs and lay statements.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder injury, right knee injury, and bilateral flatfeet to obtain outstanding treatment records and military personnel records as well as VA examinations and opinions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Board Appeal request.
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